Mario Moraes, who did not compete in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance on Aug. 9 because of the death of his father earlier that week in Brazil, returns to the IndyCar Series and the No. 5 Votorantim KV Racing Technology car for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.
“First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers over the past two weeks,” Moraes said.
“This has been a very difficult time for my family, but we are all very thankful for the support we have received. I am looking forward to getting back into the KV Racing Technology car this weekend. Racing is something my father loved and I just want to dedicate myself to being the best driver I can in his memory.”
Moraes, 20, will be making his 29th start and 12th on a road/street course. Last year, in his Infineon Raceway debut, Moraes qualified 12th and finished 10th. Paul Tracy, filling in for Moraes at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, advanced three positions to finish seventh.
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